Ms. Laughlin

May 5-9:

May 12-16:

Chemistry:
Monday:  Label parts of voltaic cells, fill in nuclear reactions, start final exam review
Tuesday:  Continue final exam review, classify types of nuclear reactions, review for redox test
Wednesday/Thurs:  Redox Test, Final Exam Review, Start Application of Nuclear reaction Project
Friday:  Final exam review warm-up, Review Pt. 1 Due, continue projects

Patho:
Monday:  Finish notes over digestive and nervous systems, research diseases
Tuesday:  Continue researching diseases of digestive and nervous systems
Wed/Thurs:  Notes over endocrine and integumentary systems + Diseases research
Friday:  Begin final exam review

This week has unusual schedules each day, so different classes/grade levels may be in different places in this sequence at different times.

Chemistry:
TAKS Review game with question cards
Go over benchmarks
Start electrochemistry unit - define & give examples of oxidation, reduction, determine oxidation numbers

Pathophysiology:
TAKS Review with practice questions
Start unit on body systems unit:  build models of digestive, nervous, circulatory, respiratory systems and discuss the roles of each in maintaining homeostasis.

I will post this in more detail with file attachments when I regain the ability to do so.  For now, here is an overview of what’s happening in class this week:

Chemistry:

KINETICS TEST NEXT MONDAY, APRIL 28!!!!
Monday:  TAKS Review - Classification of Matter and Changes
                    Kinetics Quiz
Tuesday:  TAKS Review - Energy types and conversions
                     Kinetics:  Catalysts and Energy Diagrams
Wed/Thurs:  TAKS Review - Heat Transfer
                     Drawing and interpreting kinetics graphs
Friday:  TAKS Review - Newton’s Laws and Mechanics
                      Review for Kinetics Test

Pathophysiology:

Monday:  Complete genetic testing activities
Tuesday:  Review Genetics
Wed/Thurs:  Genetics and Genetic Diseases TEST
                    Overview of body systems
Friday:  Computer Lab Time - Researching a body system
                   

Pathophysiology

Chemistry

I’m having a little bit of trouble getting the attachments to work right now, so for the moment here is a brief outline of the week plans:

Chemistry:
Monday:  Bio TAKS Quiz, Overview of thermo graphs w/computer simulation
Tuesday:  Review for thermo test
Wed/Thurs:  Test:  Thermodynamics
                         Reading w/Questions:  Kinetics overview
Friday:  Work through TAKS practice packet

Patho:
Monday:  Library work time (3rd pd.)   and Presentations (5th period)
Tuesday:  Presentations
Wednesday:  Finish Presentations, prep for field trip
Friday:  Field trip to Methodist Hospital, HMNS

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Chemistry

Pathophysiology students and parents:  Field trip scheduled for April 11.  Permission forms will be distributed on Monday, March 31 and should be returned to Ms. Laughlin by Friday, April 4 with $10 field trip fee.

Chemistry

Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology:  Article Reviews Due March 25!  Also, pathophysiology field trip has been approved for April 11.  Students will need to turn in $10 to help pay for cost of field trip (visiting hospital and science museum CSI exhibit)

Pathophysiology

Chemistry

Pathophysiology students:  Remember Article Review final draft due first day after spring break (March 25)

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Patho

Tests for this week have been rescheduled to allow students more time for practice and to accomodate TAKS testing on Wednesday:

Chemistry:  Equilibrium/Acids/Bases Test rescheduled for Tuesday (7th period) or Thursday (2nd, 4th, 6th periods)

Patho:  Immune System test scheduled for Monday, March 10

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Patho

Chemistry:  Test over equilibrium and acids/bases on Monday Mar. 3!